National River

The New River Valley as seen from Hawk's Nest State Park .

The Big South Fork of the Cumberland River.

National River (German: National Fluss or Nationaler Flusspark ) is in the United States of America a category name in the National Park System for some larger flowing waters, which for various reasons are given national importance and which are therefore particularly protected, including certain areas in the area. The administration of the designated river parks can either be carried out by federal authorities, such as the National Park Service , the Bureau of Land Management , the US Forest Service , the US Fish and Wildlife Service , but can also be carried out by federal, possibly also local, institutions.

In addition, there is the designation National Wild and Scenic River for near-natural and particularly scenic, picturesque rivers . Related terms such as Scenic and Recreational River (for example: scenic and recreational river) or Scenic Riverways (scenic river courses) can also be found.

In addition to the nationally significant rivers, some states have designated river areas and waterways of regional importance as official state rivers under the designation State River or State Riverway (for example Indiana the Wabash River ).

National Rivers and Allied Protected Areas

Territory name	flow	State
Alagnak Wild River	Alagnak River	Alaska
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	"Great Southern Fork" of the Cumberland River	Kentucky , Tennessee
Bluestone National Scenic River	Bluestone River	West Virginia
Buffalo National River	Buffalo River	Arkansas
Great Egg Harbor Scenic and Recreational River	Great Egg Harbor River	New Jersey
Middle Delaware National Scenic River	Delaware River	New Jersey , Pennsylvania
Mississippi National River and Recreation Area	Mississippi River	Minnesota
Missouri National Recreational River	Missouri River	Nebraska , South Dakota
New River Gorge National River	New River	West Virginia
Niobrara National Scenic River	Niobrara River	Nebraska
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Obed River	Tennessee
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Current River , Jack's Fork River	Missouri
Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River	Rio Grande	Texas
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	Namekagon River , St. Croix River	Wisconsin , Minnesota
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Delaware River	New York , Pennsylvania